I recently upgraded to F40. I usually use KDE/Plasma because some things didn’t work under Gnome - like my Wacom tablet.
Since upgrading to F40 the tablet has been acting up under KDE. The pointer is trapped on one monitor, input isn’t read, and the virtual keyboard pops up without warning. So I tried Gnome.
The tablet works under Gnome Classic and Gnome on Xorg but not Gnome on Wayland making it looks like the problem is Wayland.
Are there any fixes to get the tablet to work under Wayland or should I just switch to Gnome classic until the next release?
I thought the drivers had been added to the Linux system a few years back. It worked fine from F29-F39…. A GitHub article I found earlier seemed to say the Wacom drivers were dependent on Xorg and did not function under Wayland. I’ll look at it again later.
The tablet is an old Bamboo Fun, 6x8, with stylus and buttons.
If your Wacom works under X11 flawlessly, I think you’ll need to stick to that since you are on KDE.
I don’t use KDE, but I think they jjust went Wayland for F40. So you would need to get X11 to work under Plasma6. Maybe someone from the kde SIG can come in and give some advice.
I’ll dig up some information for you in hopes to get that fixed for you and other creators. It’s a big deal IMO.
I’ve had so much trouble with my HUION KAMVAS on Wayland, I basically abandoned a 16" Tablet
Thanks. I can use Gnome on Xorg for now. Getting the current KDE to work on Xorg seems like more than I want to deal with. My program seems to work with the current release (it didn’t on earlier ones).
Sorry about that, I’m not a KDE user, and have only seen here on the forums that there are packages that need to be installed. As for Gnome, if you can use Gnome Classic, or Gnome on Xorg to get by, that might be the best solution.
This is a big issue with Wayland and moves to other forms of OS as well. Creators are always the last in line.
In another thread it was suggested I add “plasma-workspace-x11”. I added it through dnfdragora and rebooted. I then had an option for using Plasma on Xorg at login. Wacom tablet now works, mouse slowness is gone, and kcalc again accepts keyboard input.
Thank you for updating this thread with your experience. If you are going to try Gnome, please test it on Wayland, but I believe the best use case will still be X11.
I will look into testing my Huion KAMVAS 16 PRO soon as well.
I tried Gnome on Wayland Gnome Classic on Wayland, and Gnome on Xorg. My “test” was whether my program & tablet (both) worked - Wayland failed. It didn’t read input from the stylus in the program I use. Gnome on Xorg seems to be working.
I thought Wayland was supposed to be better than Xorg
Could you tell me what program that is if possible ? I could include it in my upcoming test. I typically use Inkscape, GIMP, Krita, Blender and Pinta (rarely now. . . )
As much as I like GNOME, the pressure sensitivity is all wrong on GNOME Wayland and there’s no way to change it (way too soft). Pressure sensitivity can’t be changed on KDE Wayland either (though it’s coming) but by default it’s more usable, despite not being quite right in the opposite direction.
Not for artists. My use case isn’t serious enough to go back to X11, but most artists would be better served by it at this point in time.
If you want more graphics tablet options and color management, X11 is a better option for now. Color management might be standardized and added to Wayland compositors by Fedora 41 (though I doubt it) but at that point Fedora Workstation is on track to get rid of their X11 session too by default.
okay. I did some testing - very cursory testing using Plasma, Gnome on Wayland, Gnome Classic, and Gnome on Xorg
GIMP worked on all of them
Blender worked on all of them
Scribus took a long time to load a file under Plasma, Grome on Wayland, and Gnome Classic. On Plasma I got a message saying “Crashed due to Signal #11” Then it seemed to be okay. The program and files seemed to load faster under Gnome on Xorg -or maybe I’d just loaded the file before.
Inkscape had a fatal crash under Plasma, Gnome on Wayland, and Gnome Classic. The same error has been reported under Win11. It loaded and worked fine on Gnome on Xorg.
Stitchmastery works under Gnome on Xorg, otherwise it doesn’t accept input and gives repeated messages about “not rseesponding wait or cancel”.
otherwise: When first loading Plasma the mouse is non-responsive. It gradually “warms up” then seems okay. The stylus cursor gets trapped on a screen (I have a dual monitor setup). If I move the cursor to the secondary screen, I can’t get it back to the primary screen without using the mouse. Gnome (all versions I tried) doesn’t exhibit either of these issues.
This is incredible work and invaluable information
At the moment I used this the most, so I’m going to do some testing in it. I also have a thread with optimizations for the application and how some thngs might help you as well :
Maybe some of those settings can help you as well. I am on Gnome/Wayland btw, but can test them all.
When you get a moment can you share if possible the output of inxi -Fzxx here as reference and to guage expectations ?
I just dusted off the ol’ HUION KAMVAS 16 PRO, and it was an interesting experience. I guess to start would be Inkscape crashing twice, being fine since Very strange. Right now Inkscape works smoothly, all under Wayland.
It was a delightful experience to have. Notes were pretty seamless but I miss the tips on what the icons do Overall, as a note taking, doodling application it’s pretty, clean UI, and swift to use.
Well, this has gotten worse. Now, if the device is connected before Inkscape is launched, I crash and Inkscape fails to start. There is a bug filed for this. The workaround is to start Inkscape, then connect the tablet.
and invaluable information 
Very strange. Right now Inkscape works smoothly, all under Wayland.
